3DTLC April 20 Afternoon Update

Session on applying 3D to help people learn. Saw a study that positively showed learners learned and retained as much as their ILT counterparts. Must get access to the full presentation. Viewed demos on using simulations for training officers on Canadian Border Controls. Obviously, safer than the real thing. Liked the next bit a lot: Company using Unisfair (virtual event platform - more 2D than 3D) as a stage one to get people used to a virtual world. Live for up for 3 months and with 600 people. They found that people were scared of virtual worlds so Unisfair was the experiment to try it out and get people used to such a platform. Stage 2 (once people are used to a virtual world) will be using Protosphere for training simulations. Used for onboarding new MBAs in J&J. Then stage 3...is an island on Second Life used for Diversity and Inclusion (simulations). This is the Future Work Island on Second Life. Check it out video. Could we use such an environment for D&I? The demo I saw was very impressive. Next saw the use of virtual worlds for road safety simulations, emergency crews, clearing roads, dealing with accidents...